Institutional meat purchase specifications for fresh lamb and mutton

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Consumer and Marketing Service
Livestock Division
Washington, D. C. 20250


AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
INSTITUTIONAL MEAT PURCHASE SPECIFICATIONS
FOR FRESH LAMB AND MUTTON--SERIES 200 i

This amendment revises page iii and provides for the inc 'I
yield grades in the ordering data to be specified by the T4

Delete page iii, substitute the following:

"ORDERING DATA: TO BE SPECIFIED BY THE PURCHASER

Grade:

The purchaser must specify either (1) a quality grade, or (2)
combination of quality grade and yield grade. Yield grades 1
5 are applicable to all quality grades. However, those yield
indicated by an "X" are in the largest supply.


a
through
grades


USDA GRADES


QUALITY YIELD GRADES
GRADES 1 2 3 4 5
U.S. Prime X X X
U.S. Choice X X X
U.S. Good X X X
U.S. Utility X X
U.S. Cull X X

1The yield grades reflect differences in yields of boneless, closely
trimmed, retail cuts. As such, they also reflect differences in the
overall fatness of carcasses and cuts. Yield grade 1 represents the
highest yield of retail cuts and the least amount of fat trim. Yield
grade 5 represents the lowest yield of retail cuts and the greatest
amount of fat trim.


Type:


A Lamb


B Yearling Mutton


C Mutton


Weight Range:


Range 1
Range 2


Range 3
Range 4


State of Refrigeration:


B Frozen


iii"


A


A Chilled




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